Button fastening device - Patent 1441428

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EP 1 441 428 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	23.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/25

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/31

(21)	Application number: 04075235.4

(22)	Date of filing: 22.01.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H02G 3/04^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

23.01.2003 US 442009

(71)	Applicant: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
	Sparks, Nevada 89434 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Whipple, Charles E. Collierville, TN 38017 (US)

(74)	Representative: Iemenschot, Johannes Andreas
	Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V., P.O. Box 3241 2280 GE Rijswijk 2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)

(54)	Button fastening device

(57) A button fastening device for attachment within an opening in a duct base for securing elongate cables and the like as well as structural duct dividers thereto. The device includes a cup-shaped upper portion, a shaft and a locking wing. The cup-shaped upper portion has a rim for snap-on attachment of a duct divider and strap passages for attachment of a bundle strap for securing cables to the duct base. The shaft extends from the cup-shaped upper portion to the locking wing. The locking wing secures the device to the duct base.

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